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Gurlfrand
Comment: Uh oh......
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Harleyquinn
Comment: He still stupid.
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Grace12_34
Comment: The doctor was suspended. As it turns out, the doctor was a woman. If she hates football as much as I do, maybe she didn't know who the hell Plaxico Burress was. (Just kidding!!... I'm SURE the other staff told her.)
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Teigh
Comment: plax didn't use his name when he checked in...who doesn't know him when the area he went to to get reated was primarily used by athletes....the doctor was not there initially, she came treated him and left...a huge no no....a serious case where the attempted cover up by all (Plax, Antonio, the LQ nightchlub, the docor, and the hospital) is going to be worse than the crime.
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nightshift
Comment: call me a snitch, cause I'd have told everybody!! Grace' I don't like football either, but somebody deliberately dropped the ball. They broke the law not reporting "a shootin" and dat's dat!!
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nightshift
Comment: Like the expression from back in the day: OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
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sweetpea
Comment: I'm so sick of some of these athletes, celebrities and others with wealth and position, think they are above the law.
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Disillusioned_Jones
Comment: I'm not suprised at these events or the domino effect of lies. I'm sure he'll enter a plea and we'll see him picking up trash on the Westside highway. No biggie. After his NFL suspension he'll probably go play for Dallas (problem child central) and win a championship and life goes on...
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bigchassie
Comment: SWEET>i don't understand it either. you make millions of dollars, have endorsements out of the ying yang, which enables you to make even more millions and you still mess up? were these athletes get kicked around so much they loose all rational and responible thinking that they do stupid wrong way things to screw their good thing up? dayum! shoot, there should be a manual for all upcomming money jocks so they won't fall for the stupid!
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bigchassie
Comment: DISSILUSIONED>Dallas! problem child central! lool!
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kwrob
Comment: Let me put a spin on this. Where was Bloomberg and his stance on justice when some of his NYPD boys opened fire on an innocent man like Sean Bell? Plax accidently shot himself with a gun, and Bloomberg wants to make sure he is prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Yet his cops purposely shot Bell with no just cause, and they walked. Some other cops ran a broomstick up a man's butt, and never received jailtime for that. But Plax is a dangerous criminal that needs to be put away for putting a bullet in himself. Makes no sense to me.
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Disillusioned_Jones
Comment: kwrob, I hear you...and I think that your point is valid. However, you and people that feel like you must be in the minority because Bloomberg is looking for a third term! Do the citizens have a say in that? And if so, will all of Bloomberg's misguided justice come back and bite him in the azz? If enough people in the city can see through him like you do then dude won't have a snowball's chance in hell to keep his job...
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musbdherbs
Comment: Could it be that we expect people w/money and fame to act right? That the wealthy have a greater responsibility to adhere to the law and stay out of trouble than we average citizens do? That if we had the money we would act right? Either way, I agree w/Krob and made the same point about Bloomberg and his arrogance on y'day.
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TGen
Comment: Kwrob, excellent points. Sometimes I feel like the world has turned on its head. Just wow at how overblown this story has become.
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giantsfan
Comment: Another reason Bloomberg needs to STFU is the fact that he, and every other person with any common sense, knows that every person caught with a gun doesnt do 3.5 years in jail. There are people pleading to reduced charges everyday. Now that Bloomberg has run his mouth, Burress will be unable to receive the same treatment that any other non-felon would have. If every person caught with a gun in NY had to do 3.5 years, NY would have more jails than Starbucks.......
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cocobuff
Comment: (lol) Ya'll can talk all that stuff about it being overblown and complain about Bloomberg if you want, because Plax just shot HIMSELF. But if he had accidentally shot one of YA'LL in the leg or nuts or even your little PINKIE TOE, how overblown would it be then? What if he accidentally shot one of your loved ones? Especially with an UNREGISTERED WEAPON? Look…guns are not to be handled any kind of way. There are good reasons for these laws. People have died before their time because folks foolishly mishandled firearms. I know a guy who accidentally shot and killed his brother because of his drunken irresponsibility. I wonder if Jayson Williams, who accidentally fatally capped his chauffeur would cosign your opinions?
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javone77
Comment: DJ: why you talking about my cowboys?!?!? LOL we have our problems but we haven't in years. not like....what was that team that had 3 players arrested in a few months...cincy?
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FiveMore
Comment: America salivates at the mouth when a dark skinned (rich black guy)athlete is taken down by the justice system.Dude should have been at home with his family but he's sitting in a club with a gun hidden on his body like he is crazy.If you know these people are waiting on you to act a fool, please stay at home and avoid the constant headaches of the system!New York loved him when caught that ball in the Super Bowl but look at Bloomburg acting out about this incident.When white folk act a fool, America gives them a pass each and every time.Ex: Was Dick Cheney charged with %*$ault after he accidently shot the man in the face??No!Plaxico, You could have killed somebody, or you could have killed self, next time make better choices because everything is not always what it seems.
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Grace12_34
Comment: Yes, indeed, "life goes on." Last night a 14-year-old boy was shot to death here. Guns have caused the blood of children and the tears of their mothers to flood the streets of New York City neighborhoods. Let's just lift these athletes up above the law. We certainly can't hold them to a higher moral standard. We can't expect someone who makes $7 million a year to be responsible enough to pay the $700 to REGISTER a handgun, according to law. And we certainly can't expect such a person to hire specially-trained bodyguards armed with registered weapons to accompany him on his cruising. No, that would be too much to expect. SMDH
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musbdherbs
Comment: Coco...IF you are in a car and "accidently" let go of the wheel, slam into a wall, and break your little PINKIE TOE, even though you may have endangered the lives of others, You may not face charges. We could talk about the what-ifs, but the if's didn't happen in this case.
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giantsfan
Comment: >cocobuff, i didnt know the judicial system was based on IF, and IF he would have accidently shot someone, they would be much more concerned with getting paid civilly than seeing him do time......
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RodEckstein
Comment: Modern day Black entertainers and sports figures just do stupid stuff these day. Fighting dogs, selling drugs, shooting their leg. Dude, you're rich. Do something constructive.
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javone77
Comment: all I can say is if you feel like you gotta take a gun to a club...why not just stay the hell at home? I would not go somewhere that I did not feel safe!
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cocobuff
Comment: >giantsfan, herbs IF he had accidentally shot one of ya'll in the leg, you would have been on the podium WITH Bloomberg with a cane (cause remember, Plax shot your leg and pinkie toe off with a concealed, unregistered weapon), agreeing with every word he was saying, PLUS trying to get paid. And I wonder how you would have reacted once you found out he tried to cover it up. Let's keep it real. Real wisdom doesn't forget the lessons of the past. Remember Jayson Williams.
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musbdherbs
Comment: Coco..the operative word here is IF. In this case IF didn't happen. And No, I would not have been on a podium w/shady azz Bloomberb trying to get some airtime even IF I had been the one shot. It's hard to cover up shooting me in the leg unless you move me to zaire or some remote island. so your point is moot. That is real.
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musbdherbs
Comment: If Burress was in a DC club w/the gun and I happened to be there, I could have been shot. Another "if" that didn't happen.
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cocobuff
Comment: >herbs You're allowed your opinion. But regardless of your opinion, obviously wiser heads than yours have established these laws to protect YOU. I hope you're not too far gone to understand that.
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BrooklynBabe
Comment: Registering a gun here in NYC means you own it and keep in your damn house. You need a carrying permit in order to have a concealed weapon on your person and NYC is about the hardest place in the country to get one. Sometime last year an actor (white) was complaining about not being able to get a carrying permit when he had one elsewhere. He was told that they are rarely given here and that it had to be a special circumstance. Him being famous definitely didn't warrant him being awarded one. Folks really need to get up on all of their local statues. It would save us a lot of drama. Even though most folks don't get locked up here for carrying and pleasd down, the law is 3 1/2 for a concealed weapon. They can also give you a year for each bullet! Wake up people!!!!
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musbdherbs
Comment: As you are allowed yours. I didn't realize that we were debating a law. IMO there's nothing to debate on that front. My concern was over the execution of the law..something debated all the time. You inserted the "ifs" here which had nothing to do w/the law nor what wiser heads prevailed. I hope you are not too far gone to understand that.
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cocobuff
Comment: Cosign BrooklynBabe. And as for you, herbs, I know you didn't like my "if" analogies. But what you fail to understand is that laws are written based on "if". Irresponsibly carrying concealed, unregistered weapons has serious consequences because of what COULD happen, regardless of whether or not it actually happens. People have been inadvertently shot or killed countless times because someone was careless or just felt like they could ignore the law for whatever reason. This case is not being overblown, and Bloomberg may be hypocritical, but that doesn't mean he's wrong now. This could've wound up the same as Jayson Williams' situation, regardless of what your opinion of "if" is.
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musbdherbs
Comment: I actually understand what reckless endangerment is. Your protests over it not being overblown is your opinion. I'm of a different opinion. Am I bothered that somebody brought a gun into a club and shot himself in the leg?...uhm..not really. Jayson williams was playing around w/a gun and somebody was hurt. Not the same IMO.
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free2
Comment: actually bloomberg was the FIRST to step up on the sean bell incident; the police criticized him for that, saying he should have waited for all of the facts first.
bloomberg doesn't sit on the juries of these cases. blame the jury for the verdicts. and stop making excuses for ridiculous behavior.
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cocobuff
Comment: >herbs No, you're wrong. Jayson Williams was playing around with a gun and somebody was killed. Just as my friend accidentally killed his brother. Just as Plax could have killed someone. I'm sure Williams' dead chauffeur's family would have some interesting things to say to you. Stay myopic in your opinion if you wish. That you lack the sensitivity or life experience to comprehend the big picture is none of my concern. I'm just glad smarter people than you make the laws. I truly hope no one you care about accidentally shoots himself or anyone else because they choose to disregard fundamental common sense.
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BlkATLTop
Comment: "Jayson Williams was playing around w/a gun and somebody was hurt". I think saying someone was KILLED would be more accurate.
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Grace12_34
Comment: And, if I might add ... it's not BLOOMBERG'S law ... it's the law of New York State.
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Grace12_34
Comment: BlkATLTop is correct. Someone was KILLED.
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cocobuff
Comment: >herbs And another thing. That "somebody" you so callously refer to was a human being, dude. He had a family who cared about him and depended on him for a lot of things. Can't you put yourself in someone else's shoes for even a second? Wow. It's your kind of "thinking" that's part of what's wrong with the world today. Now spit out whatever nonsense you want to spit. Doesn't matter what either of us thinks, really.
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giantsfan
Comment: Okay, let me ask a really dumb question, Who is the victim of this crime????
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Grace12_34
Comment: I don't think "no harm, no foul" applies here.
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cocobuff
Comment: Plaxico was his own victim, but that's beside the point. The law is there to PREVENT victims. Get it? Damn.
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giantsfan
Comment: We can all agree that he broke the law, my problem is Bloomberg making it so that he will not be judged like anyone else. If he were Joe Blow, he could have plead to a reduced charge, paid the club for any damage, and be done with it. Bloomberg is taking away the chance for him to do that for political reasons. He is grandstanding. If this were a stockbroker he would not have said jack. Plaxico was dumb, we can agree on that. He is already losing 800K+. Makie him pay a nice size fine, do coummunity service (since Bloomberg is soooo concerned with the kids) and move on. HE DIDNT HURT ANYONE!
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TesticAl
Comment: *Eazy-E*Because I'm a gangsta havin' fun, never leave the pad without packing a gun*Eazy-E*
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cocobuff
Comment: >Giantsfan "sigh". Ok. I'll say it one more time. The law states that carrying an unregistered, concealed weapon is a punishable crime for a very good reason. Regardless of whether or not anyone is hurt. Someone could get hurt or killed because it's happened countless times.
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giantsfan
Comment: >COCOBUFF, If it were as cut and dry as you say, NO ONE WOULD BE ALLOWED TO PLEA!!!! DUH!
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Grace12_34
Comment: How many people here live in New York City?? Just curious ...
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cocobuff
Comment: Well from what I understand the charge carries a mandatory 3.5 years. He may have the juice to get out of it, but you sure as hell wouldn't.
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cocobuff
Comment: >Grace New York has a population of 8,143,197 according to 2005 census. I just googled it.
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giantsfan
Comment: >cocobuff, as long as you are not a convicted felon, or have some type of previous record, you could plea to a lesser charge and not do a day. >Grace12_34, It is Bloomberg's law, it doesnt exist in NY state, just NY city.
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musbdherbs
Comment: Correction: somebody was killed. Does it change my opinion? No it doesn't and neither does yours. You are comparing somebody being killed to the possibility of someone being killed. IMO, they are not the same and the laws should be obvious. Those police officers who murdered Bell recklessly endangered the lives of others around them. They got off. That you lack the common sense to know that your opinion does not change my opinion should be of your concern. Smarter people than me do the same job I'm doing. Smarter people are in jail. Smarter people are dead. Were you making a point? I didn't get it. I know someone who doused himself w/gasoline and ultimately died from his injuries. Is that sensitivity enough for you? He could have very well set somebody else on fire since he was in public..but he didn't.
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musbdherbs
Comment: speaking of gun laws..i wonder what happened to the staffer of Jim Webb who brought a gun into the capitol here. I know it was illegal at the time..wonder if he was jailed for it. *shrugging*
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cocobuff
Comment: >herbs, giants whatever. later.
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Gurlfrand
Comment: >TA - that was very enlightening......
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Grace12_34
Comment: I meant how many people here on this board live in New York. And it's 8.2 million, btw.
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Grace12_34
Comment: We're going into a new year with the first African-American POTUS. We need to rejoice in that. To hell with a stupid athlete. He wasn't the first one to do this and he won't be the last to display breathtaking stupidity. He's going to do mandatory jail time for this. Maybe he'll get a year off for good behavior. I'll bet if he had it to do all over again, he'd hired a security detail.
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TesticAl
Comment: Gurlfrand, girl you should have known by now Eazy does it.
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Name:
Cappaucino
Comment: kwrob I (co-sign) your statement!
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